Parenting "Thought of the Day" #4

Training potties are fantastic for many reasons (because they're the right size for small bottoms and short legs, because they come with princesses on them, etc.) but I never thought I'd have to carry around so much pee.

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The differences between men and women.

Eme has really begun to enjoy Eloise -- you may remember the books from your childhood, or you may even have seen the (very cute) movies produced back in 2003 with Julie Andrews as the nanny. We got the movies from the library, and Eme likes to ask me to tell the story, or will sometimes do something Eloise does (like stand on her toes).

The other day I found myself searching Amazon to see if I could get the movies (they're not really widely available right now since they're from 2003 and you can only check them out of the library so many times before you start to seem strange). I found and ordered them, and ordered an Eloise book that I thought Eme and I could read together as well.

A little bit later, Andreas was talking about a present he wanted to get for Eme. Could it be that he had also noticed how much she liked Elosie and wouldn't it be funny if we were searching for the same thing?

Nope. Not so much.

He wanted to get her a couple of sticks like the one Mulan has (points for trying to get her something from a character she likes) so she can fight me like Mulan does.

That may not be the only difference between men and women, but it's certainly an eye-opening one. :)

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Parenting "Thought of the Day" #3

I know, you thought you were going to get a WBW today, but there's been a lot of excitement at the house that is not of the kind you photograph. Therefore, to commemorate a very special occasion, I have a Parenting Thought of the Day:

Who knew how exciting it could be to see someone else do a poo in their own potty?

Good job, Eme!


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Conversation as I attempted to get Eme to go to sleep last night

Eme: Mama! Sing muumaid.

Me: Ok. "I wish I could be part of your world..."

Eme: No! Sing ovaaa muumaid. "Ahhhhhhhh." (Eme attempts to do the vocalization from when the Sea Witch takes Ariel's voice.)

Me: Ok. "Ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhh, ahhhh ahhh ahhh ahhhh ahhhhhh." (I attempt, without much more success, to do Ariel's vocalization. What can I say? I was tired.)

Eme: Mama! Sing Waddddin.

Me: Ok, I'll sing Aladdin. "Unbelievable sights, indescribable feelings, soaring tumbling..."

Eme: No! Sing pwince weeeee.

Me: Ok, I'll sing Prince Ali. "Prince Ali, handsome is he, Ali Ababwa. Something something and something definitely."

Eme: No more sumping sumping.

Me: (racking my brain to try to remember the words that I have replaced with "something something") "Prince Ali, mighty is he, Ali Ababwa. Strong as ten regular men, definitely...?"

Eme: Guuu job, mama.

Me: Time to go to sleep, Eme.


She's getting too smart for my own good.

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